ufyll

Welsh

Alternative forms

• hufyll

Etymology

From Middle Welsh uvyl, from Old Welsh humil, from Proto-Brythonic *uβ̃ɨl, from Latin humilis. The change of final l to ll is the result of influence from the related word ufylldod (“humility”).

Adjective

ufyll (feminine singular ufyll, plural ufyll, equative mor ufyll, comparative mwy ufyll, superlative mwyaf ufyll)

1. (obsolete) humble, meek

   Synonyms: gostyngedig, ymostyngol

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ufyll	unchanged	unchanged	hufyll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ufyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies